Assessment of Facial Injury by "Slock" in Incarcerated Patients.
correctional health care
facial fracture
mandibular fracture
prison
weapons
Journal
Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
ISSN: 1940-5200
Titre abrégé: J Correct Health Care
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9503759
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2022
10 2022
Historique:
entrez:
21
10
2022
pubmed:
22
10
2022
medline:
26
10
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A "slock" is a padlock in a sock used as a weapon in correctional facilities to induce trauma. This assessment examined the prevalence, pattern, and degree of slock- and padlock-induced facial fractures. This quality assessment initiative was performed through retrospective analysis of 435 incarcerated patients treated surgically for facial fractures at an academic medical center from 2011 to 2019. Fifty-seven patients (16%) described injury from a padlock, of whom 23 (6%) specified a slock. The prevalence of padlock-induced facial fractures doubled from 2012 to 2017. Padlock-induced facial fractures were determined to be more complex than those by a fist (
Identifiants
pubmed: 36269603
doi: 10.1089/jchc.21.04.0032
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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